List of World War II aces from Canada
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Canada. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country
A
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Aikman, Frederick Alan | 10 | DFC* | Wingman of Paddy Finucane |
Angus, Allen Benjamin | 5 | DFC | KIA 16 May 1940 |
Archer, Philip Leslie I | | DFC | KIA 17 June 1943 |
Armstrong, H A | 5 | | |
Arthur, Charles Ian Rose "Duke" | 6 | | |
Askey, Michael William Hamilton | 5 | | KIA 28 October 1943 |
Atkinson, William Henry Isaac | 5 | DSC | FAA |
Audet, Richard Joseph "Dick" | 11 | DFC* | KIA 3 March 1945 |
B
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Ballantyne, James Hamilton | 6 | DFM | |
Banks, Wilfred John | 9 | DFC* | |
Bannock, Russell "Russ" | 28 | DSO, DFC* | |
Barton, Robert Alexander "Butch" | 17 | DFC* | Battle of Britain, Surviving Aircrew |
Beurling, George "Buzz/Screwball" | 32 | DSO, DFC, DFM* | KIFA 20 May 1948 |
Blatchford, Howard Peter "Cowboy" | 8 | DFC | Battle of Britain, KIA 3 May 1943[1] |
Boulton, Henry "Foss" | 5 | DFC | |
Bouskill, Russell Reginald | 5 | DFC | KIA 2 October 1944 |
Bowker, Harold W "Bud" | | DFC | |
Boyle, John Greer "Beryl" | 7 | | Battle of Britain, KIA 28 September 1940 |
Boyle, John Joseph | 6 | DFC | |
Brannagan, Thomas A "Tommy" | 7 | DFC | |
Breithaupt, William Ranson | 5 | DFC | KIA 12 September 1944 |
Britten, Ralph Isaac Edward | 5 | DFC | |
Brown, Mark Henry "Hilly" | 19 | DFC*, MC (Czech) | Battle of Britain, KIA November 1941 (Sicily)[1] |
Buckham, Robert Andrew | 7 | DFC*, DFC (US) | |
C
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Caine, John Todd | 6 | DFC** | [2] |
Cameron, Gregory Donald Angus Tunnicliffe | 5 | DFC | |
Cameron, Lorne Maxwell | 6 | | |
Chadburn, Lloyd Vernon "Chad" | 8 | DSO*, DFC, LdH, CdG | KIA 13 June 1944 (Collision)[3] |
Charles, Edward Francis John "Jack" | 16 | DSO, DFC* | Battle of Britain[4] |
Charron, Philip Marcel | 7 | | KIA 19 November 1944[5] |
Chisholm, William Lawrence "Red" | 8 | DFC* | |
Christie, George Paterson | 7 | DFC* | KIA 6 July 1942[6] |
Cleveland, Howard Douglas | 5 | DFC | [7] |
Cochran, Homer Powell | 9 | DFC | |
Cochrane, Arthur Charles "Cocky" | 6 | DFC | Battle of Britain, MIA 31 March 1943[4][8] |
Connel, William Charles "Bud" | 5 | DFC | |
Conrad, Walter Allan Grenfell | 8 | DFC* | [9] |
Cotterill, Stanley Herbert Ross | 8 | DFC | KIFA 18 October 1944[10] |
Crawford, Harvey Alexander | 5 | DFC | [11] |
D
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Dack, David Blake | 3+2 on ground | | |
Davidson, Robert Tremagne Pillsbury | 6 | DFC | |
Day, Robert William Rouviere | 6 | | |
Dodd, Wilbert George | 8 | DFC | |
Dover, Dean Hugh | 5 | DFC* | |
Dowding, Harry James | 8 | DFC* | |
Downer, William Watson | 5 | DFC | KIA 16 April 1944[12] |
Draper, John William Petterson | 5 | DFC | |
Durno, Leslie Duncan | 5 | MiD* | FAA, KIA 29 January 1945[13] |
E
F
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Fenwick, Harry Elmore | 6 | DFC | KIA 21 June 1944 |
Ford, Leslie Sydney | 6 | DFC* | KIA 4 June 1943 |
Forsyth, David Esplin | 8 | | |
Fowlow, Norman Ralph | 5 | | Newfoundland |
Francis, John Philip Wiseman | | DFC | |
Fumerton, Robert Carl "Moose" | 14 | DFC*, AFC | Battle of Britain[16][17] |
G
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Gaunce, Lionel Manley "Elmer" | 6 | DFC | Battle of Britain, MIA 19 November 1941[18] |
Gauthier, Cleo | 5 | | |
Godefroy Hugh Constant | 7 | DSO, DFC* | |
Gordon, Donald Campbell "Chunky" | 11 | DFC* | |
Gordon, Malcom James "Mac" | 8 | DFC | |
Gosling, Leslie Cyril "Goose" | 10 | | KIA 19 July 1943 |
Graham, Malcolm Grant "Mac" | 5 | DFC* | |
Grassick, Robert Davidson | 8 | | |
Gray, Ross Garstang | | DFC* | |
H
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Hall, Douglas Irving "Sammy" | 7 | DFC* | |
Harling, David William Armstrong | 5 | | |
Harten John Wilbert Edmund | 5 | | KIA 19 April 1945 |
Hayward Robert Kitchener | 6 | DSO, DFC | |
Hill, George Urquhart | 18 | DFC** | |
Hoare, Thomas Harvey "Tom" | 5 | DFC | |
Horricks, Garth Edwards | 9 | DFM | KIFA 1 July 1951 |
Houle, Albert Ulrich "Bert" | 13 | DFC*, CD | |
Hughes, John Charles | 5 | | |
Husband, Douglas Franklin | 6 | DFC | |
I
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Ingalls, Bruce Johnstone | 8 | DFC | KIA 16 June 1944 |
J
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Jamieson, David Robert Charles | 8 | | |
Jasper, C M | | | |
George William Johnson DFC, CD | 8 | DFC*, CD | |
Johnson, James Robert Feir | 5 | | |
Johnson, P G | 5+2 dam+1 prob | DFC | |
Jones, Frank Everett | 4+2 sh+3 dam | DFC | |
Jowsey, Milton Eardley | 5+1 prob+3 dam | DFC | |
K
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Keefer, George Clinton | 12 | DSO*, DFC, CdG, NFC | |
Keith, George Noel | 9 | DFC | KIA 4 August 1943 |
Kennedy, Irving Farmer "Hap" | 15 | DFC* | |
Kent, John Alexander "Johnnie" | 12 | DFC*, AFC, VM | Battle of Britain [19] |
Kerr, James Bernard | 5 | | MIA 17 July 1944 |
Kimball, Donald Harold | 6 | DFC | |
Kipp, Robert Allen | 11 | DSO, DFC | |
Kirkwood, Walter Gordon | 5 | DFC | |
Klersy William Thomas "Bill" | 15 | DSO, DFC* | |
L
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Lake, Ronald George | 5 | | |
Lapp, Esli Gordon | 6 | DFC | |
Laricheliere, Joseph Emil Paul | 6 | DFC | Battle of Britain, MIA 16 August 1940 |
Latta, John Blandford | 10 | DFC | Battle of Britain, MIA 12 January 1941 |
Laubman, Donald Currie "Don" | 16 | AOE, DFC*, CD | POW 1945 |
Lawrence, Arthur George | 5 | | |
Leggat, P S | 1 + 9 V-1s | DFC, DFC (US) | |
Lindsay, James Douglas "Doug" | 7 | DFC, DFC (US), CD | |
Linton, Karl Raymond "Lucky" | 5 | DFC | |
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M
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
MacDonald, Harry Deane | 9 | DFC* | KIA 30 November 1943 |
McElroy, John Frederick | 13 | | |
MacFayden, Donald Aikins | 12 | DSO, DFC* | |
McGregor, Gordon Roy | 5 | DFC CdG | Battle of Britain |
MacKay, John Mahachak | 12 | | |
MacKenzie, Andrew Robert | 9 | | POW |
Mackie, John Felton | 7 | | KIA 15 April 1941 |
McKnight, William Lidstone "Willie" | 19 | DFC* | Battle of Britain, MIA 12 January 1941[19] |
Magwood, Charles McLaughlin | 6 | | |
McLeod, Henry Wallace "Wally" | 21 | | KIA 27 September 1944 |
MacLennan, Ian Roy | 7 | | |
McNab, Ernest Archibald | 5 | OBE, DFC, CD | Battle of Britain,[19] |
McNair, Robert Wendell "Buck" | 16 | | |
McPhie, R A | 8 | | |
Main, Basil William "Rocky" | 5 | | KIA 4 February 1942 |
Martyn, William Haig | 5 | | FAA |
May, N S | 5 | | |
Mitchell, Harry Thorpe | 7 | DFC | Battle of Britain[19] |
Mitchner, John Davidson "Mitch" | 11 | | |
Moffett, H Bruce | 8 | | |
Morrison. Donald Robert | 7 | | POW 1942 |
Mott, Guy Elwood | 6 | | |
Murray, Frederick Thomas | 5 | | POW 1945 |
N
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Neil, John William | 5 | DFC | POW 23 Aug 1944 |
Nelson, William Henry | 5 | DFC | Battle of Britain, MIA 1 November 1940[19] |
Ness, David Edward | 11 | DFC | |
Noonan, Daniel Edward | 7 | DFC | |
Northcott, Geoffrey Wilson "Jeff" | 9 | DSO, DFC* | |
O
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Ockenden, Gordon | 5 | | |
Ogilvie, Alfred Keith "Skeets" | 6 | DFC | Battle of Britain,Later bailed out and taken POW 9 January 1941 |
P
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Patterson, Thomas Lawrence | 8 | | KIA 25 April 1941 |
Pepper, George | 6 | DFC* | KIFA 17 November 1942 |
Phipps, Rodney Thirsk | 6 | DFC | |
R
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Raphael, Gordon Learmouth "Raffy" | 9 | DSO, DFC* | KIA 10 April 1945[21] |
Rathwell, Donald Westley | 5 | | |
Reeves, McKenzie | 5 | | KIA 28 March 1945[22] |
Reid, Donald George "Shorty" | 6 | DFM | KIA 22 July 1942 [23][24] |
Reid, Wilmer Harry | 5 | DFC | |
Robertson, Graham David | 5 | DFC | |
Robillard, Joseph Guillaume Laurent "Larry" | 7 | DFM | [25] |
Russel, Blair Dalzell "Dal" | 7 | DSO, DFC*, CdG | Battle of Britain[26][27][28][29] |
S
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Sabourin, Joseph Jean Paul | 7 | DFC | KIA 16 September 1942 (El Alamein)[30] |
Sager, Arthur Hazelton | 6 | | |
Saphir, John | 5 | | |
Schmidt, Dallas Wilbur | 9 | DFC* | |
Schultz, Rayne Dennis "Joe" | 8 | | |
Schwab, Lloyd Gilbert | 6 | | KIA 15 February 1960 |
Sewell, William Richard Percival "Percy" | 5 | | KIFA 20 October 1943 (Italy)[31] |
Sheppard, Donald John | 6 | | FAA |
Sheppard, Jackson Eddis | 5 | | |
Sinclair, George Leslie | | | |
Smith, Albert Ivan | 5 | | |
Smith, Forgrave Marshall "Hiram" | 5 | DFC | Battle of Britain [32] |
Smith, James Duncan "Smudger" | 8 | | Battle of Britain, KIA 14 April 1941 (Libya)[33] |
Smith, Roderick Illingworth Alpine | 14 | DFC* | |
Smith, Robert Rutherford | 8 | DFC | POW 10 Mar 1943 Battle of Britain |
Somerville, James Dean "Red" | 7 | DSO, DFC | |
Stansfeld, Noel Karl | 7 | DFC*, Czech Medal for Bravery | Battle of Britain[32] |
Stowe, William North | 5 | | |
T
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Tamblyn, Hugh Norman | 6 | DFC | Battle of Britain, KIA 3 April 1941[32] |
Trainor, Hugh Charles | 9 | DSO, DFC* | POW 19 Sep 1944 |
Troke, Gordon William | 8 | DFC | POW 1944 |
Turnbull, John Howard | 13 | DFC* | |
Turner, Percival Stanley "Stan" | 14 | DSO, DFC* | Battle of Britain[32] |
U
W
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Walker, James Arthur "Johnnie" | 7 | DFC | Battle of Britain, KIA 8 February 1944 (Singapore)[35] |
Walker, James Elmslie "Jimmy" | 10 | DFC** | KIFA 25 April 1944 |
Whalen, James Henry "Jimmy" | 6 | DFC | KIA 18 April 1944 |
Williams, Alvin Thomas | 6 | | KIA 8 June 1940 |
Williams, David John "Blackie" | 6 | DSO, DFC | |
Williams, John William "Willie" | 9 | DFC | KIFA 30 October 1943 |
Wilson, Frederick Albert William Johnson | 9 | | |
Wonnacott, Gordon | 6 | DFC* | |
Woods, Eric Norman "Timber" | 13 | DFC* | KIA 16 December 1943 |
Woodward, Vernon Crompton "Woody" | 22 | DFC* | |
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Z
Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
Zary, Henry Paul Michael "Hank" | 5 + 2 damaged on ground | DFC | |
Notes
Abbreviations
Awards
Award | Title | Notes |
AE | Air Efficiency Award | Awarded for ten years' efficient service in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
AFC | Air Force Cross | Awarded for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy". |
CDeG | Croix de guerre | A military decoration of both France and Belgium, also commonly bestowed to foreign military forces allied to France and Belgium. |
DFC | Distinguished Flying Cross | Awarded to Royal Air Force commissioned officers and Warrant Officers for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy". |
DFC* | Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar | A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award. |
DFC** | Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar | A second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC and Bar who received a third award. |
DFM | Distinguished Flying Medal | Awarded to military below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy". |
DSO | Distinguished Service Order | Awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. |
DSO* | Distinguished Service Order and Bar | A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO who received a second award. |
MC | Military Cross | Awarded for "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land to all members, of any rank". |
MiD | Mentioned in Despatches | Awarded for gallantry or otherwise commendable service. |
VC | Victoria Cross | Highest British military decoration, awarded for valour in the face of the enemy. |
VM | Virtuti Militari | Highest Polish military award for courage in the face of the enemy |
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- Book:World War I flying aces
- Book:World War II flying aces
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